See below a Defence Forces Audiovisual Section YouTube video of the ceremony marking the 75th Anniversary of the handover of the Treaty Ports; https://youtube/watch?v=6yITurZgZU8 and an accompanying Flickr album with photos courtesy of the Irish Naval Service; flickr/photos/dfmagazine/sets/72157634600838099/ On 11th July 2013 over 100 members of the Defence Forces, drawn from Collins Barracks, Cork, participated in a ceremony to mark the 75th Anniversary of the Handing Over of the Cork Harbour Forts to the Irish State. The Ceremony included a Guard of Honour for An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, speeches and a series of artillery gun salutes and flag raising ceremonies at Fort Mitchell (Spike Island), Fort Davis and Fort Camden involving troops from the 1st Artillery Regiment. The Ceremony culminated in a 21 Gun Salute from the 12 Pounder Artillery Saluting Battery at Fort Mitchell on Spike Island and the playing of the National Anthem by the Band of the 1st Brigade. The Naval Service Flagship LÉ Eithne returned a single shot in response and was anchored in the harbour throughout the ceremony.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:44:17 +0000
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